The Midwest Book Review has weighed in on my book, “Growth and Change Are Highly Overrated.” To say I’m happy is a severe understatement:

Critique: “Growth and Change Are Highly Overrated” is a classic coming-of-age story by Tom Starita that takes a unique and comic look at what we all fear — having to grow up and abandon our dreams. Written with a genuine flair for insight and humor, “Growth and Change Are Highly Overrated” is an impressively compelling and entertaining read from cover to cover. A deftly crafted novel that will linger in the mind and memory long after the book has been finished and set back upon the shelf, “Growth and Change Are Highly Overrated” is especially recommended for community library Contemporary General Fiction collections. It should be noted for personal reading lists that “Growth and Change Are Highly Overrated” is also available in an inexpensive digital book format (Kindle, $0.99).